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® Cover THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS PHOTOS © KELLY BOVE, LAURA HARTWICK, CASIE BRETTELL 18 As the World Turns: Backside Front Cross The backside front cross is a front cross in which the dog is approaching the jump from the backside while the handler remains on the landing side of the jump. The dog's exit path from the jump can vary. By Mary Ellen Barry JUNE 16 32 Team Small Dog Agility Humility: Running Dogwalk and the Brain Sickness For no good reason other than it sounded rad, and rumor had it you got an A-frame for free in the deal, I decided to train running contacts. So I signed up for an online class with my patron saint of running contacts, Silvia Trkman. And that was the beginning of the end. By Laura Hartwick VOLUME 22 NUMBER 06 44 Puppy Skills for Total Team Performance: Thinking Skills The mere presence of an obstacle can elicit excitement from your dog. While this might seem like a sign of enthusiasm, it also creates a frantic energy and ultimately can lead to broken start lines, off-courses, etc. Help your dog learn to think in an agility setting. By Frankie Joiris and Chris Ott Features 5 Editorializing: Life Is What Happens Focus on fun and enjoy the present moment with your dog because you never know when life happens in a way you didn't expect. By Holly Krueger 8 How to Train Legendary Lead-Outs, Part 4 Whether you are an athletic handler, slow handler, or physically challenged handler, long lead-outs can help your dog have a speedy and accurate head start on many courses. By Kristy Netzer 37 Power Paws Drills Here are some drills with lots of serp, threadle, and backside options as well as some front crosses to practice. There are also lead-out pivot openings which are getting popular in AKC and USDAA, as well as on international courses. By Nancy Gyes 39 Novice and Beyond-A Survival Guide: It's All About You! We all pretty much know what we expect from our dogs, but what can our dogs expect from us? If we intend to count on their performance, can they count on ours? What can we do to improve our attitude, mental game, and physical performance? By Sandy Rogers 47 Superficial Digital Flexor Luxations in Performance Shelties The SDF tendon is a portion of the Achilles. SDF luxations can present with little to no lameness, or the lameness may be intermittent. This type of injury can be common among Shelties and Collies. By David Dycus, DVM, MS, CCRP and Sherman O. Canapp, Jr., DVM, MS, CCRT 50 On Course with Lisa Petterson When it comes to dogs, Lisa Petterson is wise beyond her 19 years. The British Columbian is considered "magic" with her dogs by those who know her. Lisa believes it is her experience with more challenging dogs that sets her apart. By Sally Silverman 63 Judge's Eye: Spinning Wheel Got to Go Round, Part 1 When it comes to wheeling a course, yardage, and time calculations, there is a great diversity among the organizations. Here we'll look at how AKC and UKI calculate standard course times. By Cindy Deak Columns 6 Tip of the Month By Deborah Davidson Harpur 7 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility... By Brenna Fender 41 The Judge's Debriefing By Cindy Deak 56 Backyard Dogs By Dudley Fontaine 12 The Newest K9 Team Sport to Master: Loose-Leash Walking Just like teaching the weave poles, there are many nuances to teaching your dog to walk on a loose leash; as with the weaves, loose-leash walking is not a simple behavior, nor is it a single behavior. By Pamela Dennison 26 Sense of Self: The Training and Handling Spectrum Conceptualizing handling and training as separate processes can be extremely useful in breaking down the components of the agility game. But at the end of the day, it's always a learning game: all interactions between dog and owner are learned. By Tori Self 53 Overcoming a Fear of Jumps A very observant and sensitive dog can become apprehensive of touching a jump bar, the sight and sound of a bar falling, as well as the sight of the handler replacing a bar. How do you overcome that fear? By Kathy Lofthouse 58 Underfoot, Part 2: A Look at Rubber Flooring This month we will learn more about rubber ° ooring options. This was one of the most popular ° ooring solutions when people started opening indoor agility facilities many years ago, especially if the agility space was being shared with puppy classes or doggie day care since many of the rubber options are non-porous. By Brenna Fender Cover Dog Eowyn Hartley Carrick AX, AXJ, OF, XFP, a.k.a. Eowyn, a 10-year-old Weimaraner owned by Samantha & Christopher Carrick of Massachusetts, and handled by Samantha. Photo by Jeremy Kezer Photography. 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